Human rights

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – IHR previously reported that three unidentified men had been executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on September 8. Newly obtained information reveals that a further man and three women were also executed at the prison on that day. According to new information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a total of seven people were executed in Rajai …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Adham Maksani, a Baluch prisoner sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Iranshahr Prison. According to the Baluch Activists Campaign, a Baluch man was executed on murder charges in Iranshahr Prison on September 11. His identity was established as Adham Maksani, known as Hafez, who was from the village of Shamsabad Bampur. At the time …

Al-Arabia – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Monday she is profoundly alarmed by the escalating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, calling for a mechanism to monitor the evolving situation in the country. Treatment of women The United Nations’ human rights chief criticized the Taliban’s human rights record since seizing power in Afghanistan, noting that stated …

Iranwire – The Gilan chief of police has confirmed the arrest of 79 members of a tour group in the northern Iranian province, accusing them of “promoting new mysticism.” Azizollah Maleki said on Sunday that police had “taken them [the group] by surprise” while they were holding “superstitious circles and promoting false mysticism” in a remote forest area outside a …

Iranwire – On Sunday, September 12, 2021, a group of Iranians opposed to mandatory vaccination staged a protest in front of the Interior Ministry building in Tehran. Group members carried homemade placards that read “No compulsory vaccination” and also “No to domestic vaccines, no to foreign vaccines! We have the vaccine of Imam Kazem!” Imam Kadhim was the seventh Shia Imam, …

Iranwire – A group of young people in Dezful, Khuzestan are being prosecuted for taking part in a music video. The Sol-la music group, which includes children, released a video several days ago in which they played and sang songs together at the historic Saniei Residence, a local history museum in Dezful. This minor artistic activity was apparently not to …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A year has passed since protester and wrestler, Navid Afkari was executed after being denied due process, tortured to make false confessions, and subjected to a grossly unfair trial. Iran Human Rights considered his execution to be unlawful and a criminal act, and called for action beyond just condemnations by the international community. A year on, Iran Human Rights reiterates …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Political prisoners in Evin Prison staged a protest against security measures and called for ban on security institutions’ involvement in political cases. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a number of political prisoners in Ward 8 of Evin Prison staged a protest against security measures on September 10. Speaking to IHR, an informed …

CNN – Wrestler Navid Afkari was executed by the Iranian government on September 12, 2020. The story of his life and the movement he has inspired is being republished by CNN International to mark the anniversary of his death. This article was first published on June 28, 2021. It was the worst news that anybody could have woken up to; …

Iran-HRM – Saeed Afkari, the outspoken brother to executed wrestling champion Navid Afkari, was beaten and arrested by security forces in Shiraz on the 1st anniversary of Navid’s execution. His sister, Elham, was also beaten. They were heading to visit Vahid and Habib in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison. In a recent tweet Saeed Afkari had said Iran’s security forces were …